The lumbosacral joint connects these bones. L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and injury. It can also be the site of a disc herniation or a spine disorder called spondylolisthesis. The spinal ...

While endoscopic spine surgery is gaining more attention, a steep learning curve for the minimally invasive technique is holding back its adoption.

Thus, the trench was permitted to exist in a dangerous condition while subcontractor workers were active on the job site and ...

Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and, of the abnormal group, 36% (n = 11) showed the most ...

The reference standard was set to be disc ... in the L5 dermatome, and the muscle power for the hip abduction, ankle dorsiflexion, ankle eversion, and the big toe extension. For an S1 ...

"A week ago today I went under for a discectomy on my L5/S1 disc in my spine," the diver posted on Instagram, external on Wednesday. Leeds-born Lee added: "The surgery went well but my surgeon ...

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) comprises narrowing of the spinal canal with subsequent neural compression, and is frequently associated with symptoms of neurogenic claudication. To establish a ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain due to sacroiliac ... Quincke needles into the S1, S2 and S3 posterior sacral foramina ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...